Fifteen Probus members and 12 partners shared cars to arrive at Haddon Hall where we were met by our guide Kathryn Barnes, who showed us around the unique medieval fortified house, parts of which date back to King John’s time. The first mention of a house and chapel on site was in 1180 and they … Read more
Twenty-three Probus members and wives made their way to Renishaw Hall for a superb guided tour of the Hall’s renowned gardens, bookended by early refreshments and a superb sit-down buffet lunch in the Rex Whistler Room. Carrie Anne Burton, manager of the Events Office, organised the day for us, and were guided around the gardens … Read more
A party of ten ‘petrolheads’ from the club, including chairman Dick Birks, enjoyed a trip to the Oil Can Café and classic car museum in the Carding Shed near Holmfirth last Friday (1st December). After a ‘full English’ brunch they were able to browse the big collection of wall-mounted automobilia and admire the display of … Read more
Not so much a visit, unless you regard the bowlers’ clubhouse next door to the main Fulwood Sports Club building as a destination in its own right, but we had a very enjoyable social bowls evening, followed by a pie and pea supper in the main bar, on one of the warmest and sunniest evenings … Read more
More than three years after lockdown and our last very successful visit to the Sheffield Assay Office, Stumperlowe Probus Club resumed what will hopefully be a regular programme of outside visits when we toured Yorkshire Water’s Ewden fresh water treatment plant on the River Don north of Sheffield. Yorkshire Water is one of the largest … Read more
I should imagine that 90 per cent of the population of Sheffield have heard of the Assay Office, and are vaguely aware of its role in hallmarking items of precious metal, but few fully appreciate its significance on the national and world stage. Sheffield Assay Office has been making its mark since 1773 when local … Read more